If the Los Angeles Lakers truly wanted to add Chris Paul, they could have done so during the 2025 offseason. The future Hall of Fame point guard was looking for a final stop to his legendary career that was near his family, and Paul settled on the crosstown Los Angeles Clippers.
That decision did not work out for him. Paul was sent home from the team in a disastrous dispute that was well-publicized and made the Clippers look awful in their management of the situation. Instead of outright releasing their backup guard, the other Los Angeles team will look to trade him.